Honda Hornet/xBlade Owners Experiences Ownership Experience

[motobiker]

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Also consider the fact that the hornet has a lot of plastic parts and if you end up dropping it, you are most probably going to scratch/break a part (God forbid). Replacement IMO would be easier for a colour which has sold well. Getting parts for the spl edition would probably be difficult.

Spl. Edition is just a name...They will continue to sold the sp. Edition bikes in future as they are selling it in more number's. Im seeing lot of sp. edition bikes in these days than normal one.

[motobiker]

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Is anyone is using cargo net??
I wanted to get that, but didn't find anywhere...

[Sammi]

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Also consider the fact that the hornet has a lot of plastic parts and if you end up dropping it, you are most probably going to scratch/break a part (God forbid). Replacement IMO would be easier for a colour which has sold well. Getting parts for the spl edition would probably be difficult.

What you said it right. Going for Special Editions is a 1,000k+ expense generally and finding parts of it will be little difficult later on.

But, same time the Indian Bike scenario is quite different, here Special Editions don't generally mean ''Limited edition''.

This is Hornet forum, but I would love to give its competitor's example.....I can expect Suzuki to drop its Classic Blue Gixxer but not the Matte Grey Special Edition, Suzuki will do Cost-effective, Cost-benefit analysis to bring out all of this into perspective.

[Parag Sharma]

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Guys, which wax aur cleaner should i use on my hornet special edition mars orange? I am not using any glossy cleaner as my hornet is matte grey (or black). I simply clean it with a fibre cloth. And for the carbon finished parts, i am presently using Waxpol vinyl and leather cleaner. Please suggest anything good for the matte finish. Cheers !!

[anoopkumar0]

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Lubed chain today using 3M clener+Lube.
I think Kerosene will do the same job for cleaning.


Few days back, got cleaned my bike at Automatic & Fastest Bike Wash Machine India | Bikes Washing Services, Instant Motorbike Care, Bike Spa in India - BikeCleanse outlet for 150/- (Wash+wax).
They used some spay on body and then wax.
I am not what spary and wax they used but bike is shining like new
Tank fiber which looks like dirt magnet is now completely cleaned. See the pic.

[adityagaur51]

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Hie guys.... New to this forum as well as website.... Jst got my hornet special edition green cbs delivered on 1feb... Few things i noticed ....
1. Gearbox is not very smooth... Sometimes to shift down from 3rd gear to 2nd gear it requires to shift 2-3 times... Also to shift from 4th gear to 5th gear it moves to neutral or stays in between gears creating a grinding noise...
2. Engine not smooth as fz...
3. Headlight throw is very bad... Full beam is worse...
Will these problems go after break in period of the bike...
What suggestions would you give to take care of the bike like type of engine oil... Recommended oil change period (6 months is too much)... Our anything else regarding care of matte colour... Cheers to everyone

[Abhik1]

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Hie guys.... New to this forum as well as website.... Jst got my hornet special edition green cbs delivered on 1feb... Few things i noticed ....
1. Gearbox is not very smooth... Sometimes to shift down from 3rd gear to 2nd gear it requires to shift 2-3 times... Also to shift from 4th gear to 5th gear it moves to neutral or stays in between gears creating a grinding noise...
2. Engine not smooth as fz...
3. Headlight throw is very bad... Full beam is worse...
Will these problems go after break in period of the bike...
What suggestions would you give to take care of the bike like type of engine oil... Recommended oil change period (6 months is too much)... Our anything else regarding care of matte colour... Cheers to everyone

Gearshifts should become little better considering the Honda ASC does its job in the 1st service however the Neutral issue is something they need to resolve and will not just go with oil change. Headlights are bad, options are available but may void warranty . Engine is not as smooth as Fz so nothing can b done it's character of bike . Give it some time and try and complete 700- 800 km before 1st service it will help know ur bike better.

[vaRider]

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Lubed chain today using 3M clener+Lube.
I think Kerosene will do the same job for cleaning.
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Few days back, got cleaned my bike at Automatic & Fastest Bike Wash Machine India | Bikes Washing Services, Instant Motorbike Care, Bike Spa in India - BikeCleanse outlet for 150/- (Wash+wax).
They used some spay on body and then wax.
I am not what spary and wax they used but bike is shining like new
Tank fiber which looks like dirt magnet is now completely cleaned. See the pic.
[ATTACH]225701[/ATTACH][ATTACH]225702[/ATTACH]

Awesome! Any idea where all it is available?

[vaRider]

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences







Hey guys! Installed U5 LED lights on hornet on leg guard! Total cost 1160+140. Purchased from Amazon! See yourself the effect of LED lights vs headlight in the attached pics! [emoji16]

In last pic you can see headlight on left side and lights up front.

Highly recommend! [emoji2] [emoji108] [emoji106]

Any suggestion how to make arrangements on leg guard to aim both lights at same point? Then it would very brighter!

[vaRider]

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Hie guys.... New to this forum as well as website.... Jst got my hornet special edition green cbs delivered on 1feb... Few things i noticed ....
1. Gearbox is not very smooth... Sometimes to shift down from 3rd gear to 2nd gear it requires to shift 2-3 times... Also to shift from 4th gear to 5th gear it moves to neutral or stays in between gears creating a grinding noise...
2. Engine not smooth as fz...
3. Headlight throw is very bad... Full beam is worse...
Will these problems go after break in period of the bike...
What suggestions would you give to take care of the bike like type of engine oil... Recommended oil change period (6 months is too much)... Our anything else regarding care of matte colour... Cheers to everyone

Hey! Welcome to hornet forums!

Gearbox will get smooth as you use it! Believe me it gets really very smooth after some time. My pillion riders don't understand if I shifted gears, it's that smooth!
2nd is little hard.. make sure you apply good force when shifting gears while it's new.
Grinding happened with me as well. Just take to ASC and ask them to lube it or fix it.
Engine will take long time for getting smooth.

See my last Post for lights upgrade.
Alternatively you can buy 35W LED but design of reflector soils it

[meeraj_xplore]

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Hey guys! Installed U5 LED lights on hornet on leg guard! Total cost 1160+140. Purchased from Amazon! See yourself the effect of LED lights vs headlight in the attached pics! [emoji16]

In last pic you can see headlight on left side and lights up front.

Highly recommend! [emoji2] [emoji108] [emoji106]

Any suggestion how to make arrangements on leg guard to aim both lights at same point? Then it would very brighter!

But those are spot lights, can we get it in flood pattern?

[vaRider]

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

But those are spot lights, can we get it in flood pattern?

Yeah you can get 12 LED flood but it's range is very limited so only useful for off roading or slow riding.
For highway riding spot is most useful.

[adityagaur51]

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Gearshifts should become little better considering the Honda ASC does its job in the 1st service however the Neutral issue is something they need to resolve and will not just go with oil change. Headlights are bad, options are available but may void warranty . Engine is not as smooth as Fz so nothing can b done it's character of bike . Give it some time and try and complete 700- 800 km before 1st service it will help know ur bike better.

You're the YouTube guy man...!!! I saw your video...

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Hey! Welcome to hornet forums!

Gearbox will get smooth as you use it! Believe me it gets really very smooth after some time. My pillion riders don't understand if I shifted gears, it's that smooth!
2nd is little hard.. make sure you apply good force when shifting gears while it's new.
Grinding happened with me as well. Just take to ASC and ask them to lube it or fix it.
Engine will take long time for getting smooth.

See my last Post for lights upgrade.
Alternatively you can buy 35W LED but design of reflector soils it

Also it requires choke to kickstart in the morning.... After choke it is ready to go... Bt is using choke cause damage ????... Or it should start without giving choke ???... (Bike turns off if choke is not given..)
Bt i love the bike , so confidence inspiring handling bt suspension is little hard..

[IamAditya]

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

You're the YouTube guy man...!!! I saw your video...

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Also it requires choke to kickstart in the morning.... After choke it is ready to go... Bt is using choke cause damage ????... Or it should start without giving choke ???... (Bike turns off if choke is not given..)
Bt i love the bike , so confidence inspiring handling bt suspension is little hard..

Using choke is not an issue.
If the bike doesn't start without the choke? Then no other option other than using the choke.

But use half/full choke depending upon the climate, if its not that cold, then in half choke the bike would get start.


If you love the handling and the confidence the bike inspires you must get used to the stiff suspension and hard ride.

This setup gives the bike good riding dynamics.

Cheers.

[anoopkumar0]

Re: Honda CB Hornet 160R Owners Experiences

Awesome! Any idea where all it is available?

BikeCleanase?
In Mumbai : https://goo.gl/maps/ye5hRgCG2ok
Hyderabad: https://goo.gl/maps/B3DkctPhniD2
I don't know what spray/polish they are using. I will try get the info in next wash.

3M, You can get it from Amazon. Lube is really awesome. No chain noise.
Service centers lube with grease which is really sticky and dirt magnet.